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A. H. LUHLKER. PAPER HANGING MAHIN.

No. 505,109; Patented Se.pt.19, 1893.

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No. 505,109. Patented Sept. 19, 1893.

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ADAM HENRY LOHLKER, OF ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA.

PAPER-HANGING MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 505,109, dated September 19, 1893.. Application filed January 19, 1893. Serial No. 459,018. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ADAM HENRY LoHL- KER, a citizen of the United States, residing at St. Paul, in the county of Ramsey and State of Minnesota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in PaperHanging Maphines, of which the following is a specificaion.

lhis invention relates to paper hanging machines and consists in the construction, comL bmatlon, and arrangement of parts as hereinafter shown and described, and specifically polnted out in the claims.

This invention is an improvement on my Patent N o. 453,174, of May 26, 1391.

I In the drawings,-Figure 1 is a side elevation. Fig. 2 is a sectional side elevation, and Fig. 3 1s a front elevation of the apparatus complete showing its construction when employed for applying paper to side walls. Fig. 4 1s a sectional detail illustrating the construction of the attachment for guiding the paper. Fig. 5 is a cross sectional view on the line a: of Fig. 1. Fig. 6 is an enlarged cross sectional detail of the paste applying and trlmming mechanism, and Fig. 7 is a plan v iew of the same. Fig. 8 is a semi-sectional side elevation showing the manner of arranging the attachments for using the apparatus 1n applying paper to ceilings. Fig. 9 is a perspectlve view of a portion of the ladder and step attachment as shown in Fig. 8.

The main framework consists of a base frame 2 supported upon suitable wheels 3 by which it may be moved from place to place, and with two standards 1 rising from the end which comes farther from the wall to be papered, and connected by suitable cross braces 7 and with diagonal braces 8, and supporting a vertically adjustable framework 9, also preferably connected by suitable cross braces, and adaptedto be locked at any desired point of elevation by cam clamps 4 pivoted at 13 to the inner portions of the braces 8, or the standards l, and resting by their curved cam shaped free ends against the edges of the extension` portion, as shown.`

`Supported across the upper portion of `the vertically adjustable framework 9 is a roller 14 over which the paper carrying belt 15 runs, as shown.`

5 is the paste box in which a revolving brush 16 is mounted, and in which also a rod 6 is mounted for supporting the roll of paper '.17, as shown.

spring 46 which serves the twofold purpose of keeping the roll of paper in its proper place uponthe rod, and also as a tension to prevent the paper unrolling too easily.

12 12 are two rollers, preferably of rubber, or with rubber surfaces, suitably mounted across the framework and the upper one provided with cutting wheels 19, one at each end, by which the paper is trimmed as it passes between the rollers.

Between the revolving brush 16 and the rolls 12, is a wiper strip 18 over which the paper runs, whereby the surplus paste is wiped off, a tension roller`20 being suspended above the wiper strip to assist in the process.

A tank 40 is supported upon the framework and arranged to supply the paste box by a section of hose or other form of pipe 21, as shown.

Across the framework about opposite the rollers l2 is another roller 24 for supporting the carrier belt 15, as shown.

Removably connected by their lower ends to the end of the base frame which comes next the wall to be papered, is another pair of standards 23, each formed in two parts and connected by clamps at suitable intervals, as shown in Figs. 3 and 5, so as to be vertically adjustable like the framework 9, and having a substantially horizontal framework 22 pivoted to the upper end at 25, and resting across the tops of the vertically adjustable frame work 9, being held in place thereon adjustably by clips 26 and set screws 27, as shown. The frame 22 extends beyond the standards 23, and is arranged to support the paper cutting mechanism 28, which is substantially the same as in my former patent above referred to. A paper and belt carrying roller 29 is also supported by the frame 22 just in the rear of the cutting o mechanism 28, as shown.

The revolving brush 16, the rollers 12, and the roller 24, are provided with chain sheaves, so that one endless chain 30 can be employed to operate them all byone crank 31 on one of the rollers 12, as shown.

4l represents a bar pivoted centrally at 32 IOO to the frame 22, and over which the paper passes on its way to the cutting off mechanism 28. This bar is adapted to be moved upon its pivot to elevate one side of the paper more than the other, so as to cause it to run at a slight angle, to enable the operator to properly fit the adjacent edges of the paper when the walls are not true, or when for any reason the edge of the paper does not come perpendicular upon the wall.

A drip pan 39 will be arranged beneath the paste box and trimming mechanism, as shown, to receive any drippings which would otherwise fall upon the floor.

42 represents a small adjustable frame having roller 33 and adapted to be set to run along the base boards or lower part of the wall being papered, to keep the machine at the proper distance therefrom. When thus arranged, the end of the paper will be carried through the rollers 12 and beneath the rear roller 24 and upward over the other rollers 14 29 and down in front of the cuttingoff mechanism 28.' The crank is turned until the end of the paper has fallen to the proper point, when the operator presses the end against the wall at the upper edge of the base board, at the same time matching the figure, if any, with the paper previously h ung. When attached at this point the smoothing device is operated, as described in my former pat-ent above referred to, and the paper cut off.

The smoothing device consists of a frame 34 adapted to be moved vertically upon the standards 23 by a spring roller 43, similar to the arrangement shown in my patent above referred to.

Supported by brackets 44 upon the sliding frame 34, is a wire loop frame 45, supporting a circular brush 46, the loop frame being free to be turned upward, as in Fig. 8, but prevented from moving below a certain point by a stop 47 resting against the lower part of the frame 34. The brackets 44 are set at less distances apart than thelength of theloop frame 45, so that the latter carrying the brush 46 may be moved laterally in the brackets to adjust the brush across the width of the paper, so as to properly reach every part.

When the apparatus is to be employed for papering ceilings, the set screws 27 holding the frame 22 to the adjustable framework 9, are released, and the lower ends of the standards 23 disconnected from the base frame 2, and the frame 23 and 22 moved backward as shown in Fig. 8, so as to permit the insertion in its place of a ladder like frame 36, as shown. Resting across one of the rounds of this ladder frame is a step 35 with its inner end supported by clips 38 to one of the cross braces 7 of the standards 1, and also provided with an adjustable cross bar 37 having its ends resting behind the sides of the ladder frame, as shown. By this simple means an adjustable step is formed for the operator, from which he receives the paper already pasted and trimmed, and applies it to the ceiling.

The carrying belt l5 will be made with a take up, so that it can be shortened when the ceilingr attachment is employed.

Having thus described my invention,what I claim as new is l. In a paper hanging machine, a base frame supporting standards l. and with a vertically adjustable framework supported thereby, standards 23 connected removably to said base frame and having a vertically adjustable portion, a substantially horizontal frame 22 supported in the upper end of said adjustable portion, cut-off mechanism carried by the horizontal frame, the latter supported adjustably upon the upper end of the adjustable portion of the standards l, as and for the purpose set forth.

2. In a machine for hanging paper, the roll holder, pasting and trimming device, substantially as described, an endless carrier belt for receiving the paper after having passed said trimming and pasting devices, means for operating said devices and said carrier, in combination with bar 4l pivoted centrally to said belt carrying framework and adapted to be adjusted to control the position of the margins of the paper, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

3. In a paper hanging machine the paper roll holder, the paste box having a revolving brush therein in position to bear against the back of the paper, the rollers provided with circular shear cutters at each end, between which the paper is adapted to pass, means for operating simultaneously said rollers and paste brush, a wiper strip 18 between said revolving brush and trimming rollers and over which the pasted side of the paper runs, and a tension roll 2O bearing upon the paper above said wiper strip, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

4. In a paper hanging machine, the supporting framework the roll holder, pasting and trimming devices, substantially as described, an endless belt for receiving the paper after passing said devices, means for operating said devices and carrier belt, a vertical support upon the outer end of which said carrier is borne, in combination with a ladder 36 adapted to be supported by said framework, and a step 35, and means for connecting and supporting said step, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

5. In a machine for hanging paper, the roll holder, pasting and trimming devices, substantially as described, an endless carrier belt for receiving the paper after passing said devices, means for operating said devices and carrier, a vertical support upon which the outer end of said carrier belt is mounted, a carriage adapted to slide upon said support, a horizontal brush mounted upon said carriage by a loop frame 45 and brackets 44 whereby the brush is made laterally adjust- IOO IIO

able, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

6. In a paper hanging machine, the paper roll holder, the paste boX having a revolving brush therein in position to bear against the back of the paper, the rollers provided with circular shear cutters at each end, between which the paper is adapted to pass, means for operating simultaneously said rollers and paste brush, said paper roll holder having a spring 46, as and for the purpose set forth.

7. In a machine for hanging paper, the roll holder, pasting and trimming devices, substantially as described, an endless carrier belt for receiving the paper after passing said device means for operating said devices and ADAM HENRY LOHLKER.

Witnesses:

WM. A. LOHLKER, JOHN F. BRUGGEMANN. 

